Sallamys woodi Pérez et al. 2018 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: M. A. Pérez, M. Arnal, M. Boivin, M. G. Vucetich, A. Candela, F. Busker, and B. Mamani Quispe. 2018. New caviomorph rodents from the late Oligocene of Salla, Bolivia: taxonomic, chronological, and biogeographic implications for the Deseadan faunas of South America. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Belongs to Sallamys according to M. A. Pérez et al. 2018

Sister taxon: Sallamys pascuali

Type specimen: UM SA 292, a mandible. Its type locality is Salla Beds (general), which is in a Deseadan terrestrial horizon in Bolivia.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Deseadan of Bolivia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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